Headlight mounting bracket

Abstract

A bracket for mounting a headlight assembly between the fork tubes of a motorcycle. The bracket includes an elongated central body member with integral adjustment bolts extending from both ends. Engagement sleeves are received over the adjustment bolts and positioned along the adjustment bolts by sleeve nuts. The headlight is secured to the central body member. The bracket is secured between the fork tubes by operation of the adjustment nuts forcing the engagement sleeves into frictional engagement with the fork tubes.

Having described my invention, I now claim: 
     
       1. A headlight mounting bracket for mounting a headlight between the fork tubes of a motorcycle wherein the improvement comprises: an elongated central body member including means for mounting a headlight on said central body member,   a pair of threaded adjustment bolts fixedly secured to, and extending from opposite ends of, said central body member,   a sleeve adjustment nut threadably received on each of said adjustment bolts,   an engagement sleeve received over each of said adjustment bolts each said sleeve having a first end frictionally contacting said adjustment nuts, each said engagement sleeve movable in a longitudinal direction along the axis of said bolt without rotation in response to said adjustment not being rotatably moved along the axis of said bolt,   said engagement sleeve having second arcuate concave engagement ends for frictionally engaging the frame tubes of a motorcycle and holding a headlight on said central body member in a selected position and selected headlight aim,   said sleeves comprise generally cylindrical members with a central bore sized to receive said adjustment bolts,   said first ends of said sleeve having generally planar end walls oriented at 90° to the central axis of said sleeves,   and said end walls being of a diameter to engage a face of said nuts.   
     
     
       2. A headlight mounting bracket for mounting a headlight between the fork tubes of a motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein: said central body member comprises generally cylindrical body with a planar flange engagement recess and an oppositely oriented nut flat recess.   
     
     
       3. A headlight mounting bracket for mounting a headlight between the fork tubes of a motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein, said central body member comprises a generally cylindrical body with a planar flange engagement recess and an opposite oriented nut flat recess,   said nut flat recess and said planar flange engagement recess being connected by a bore through said central body member.